Building a clinician-patient relationship is important when dealing with cultures different than the clinicians culture. What is a therapeutic way in the Cultural Formulation Interview that a clinician can focus on in regard to the clinician-patient relationship:
Read DetailsYou have a patient in your office that has been having mood swings that happen from one minute to the next and not days in a row. The patient is dramatic and has low emotional tolerance and can get erratic at times with behaviors and relationships. You suspect she may be struggling with a personality disorder like borderline personality disorder. Which of the following screening tools would you best use in this scenario:
Read DetailsRyu is a 19-year-old Japanese-American male that comes to the clinic with his parents. They note that he has been staying in his room and not leaving his room. He has not been socializing with friends and he does not want to go to work, and has not been to work in months, and he has a high use of the internet. This has been going on for at least the last 6 months. What cultural condition do you have to keep in mind when interacting with this family?
Read DetailsA 55-year-old male presents with fatigue, weight loss, and pruritus. Laboratory studies reveal leukocytosis, elevated basophils with immature forms on a peripheral smear, >20% basophilic blasts in the bone marrow, and elevated serum histamine levels. What best explains the relationship between hyperhistaminemia and the patient’s condition?
Read DetailsA bone marrow sample is sent to the lab for cytochemical staining. Results as follows: Myeloperoxidase: positive Sudan Black B: positive Non-specific Esterase: positiveBased on these findings, what lineage(s) is (are) most likely present?
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